Coupon-book



(No Model.)

J. P. FORBES. COUPON BOOK.

No. 508,212. Patented Nov. 7, 1893.

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UNITE STATES PATENT Erica.'

JESSE P. FORBES, OE OOSHOOTON, OHIO.`

COUPON-BOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No; V508,212, datedNovember 7, 1893.

Application tiledAngust 12, 1892. Serial No. 442,852. me model.)

T0 all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, JESSE P. FORBES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Coshocton, in the county of Coshocton, State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new Vand useful Im'- provements in Coupon-Books; and Ido here by declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart towhich it appertains to m'ake and use the same. n

This invention relates to coupon books4 to y be used commercially, eachcoupon representing a money value and receivable by the merchant orindorser of saidl book for the face value represented byveach couponcomposing the book.

The object of theinvention is to facilitate the transaction of businessand obviate as much as possible the keeping of accounts because saidcoupon books will be issued to a customer and the value of the bookcharged t0 his account thereby obviating the itemizing of smallpurchases, which latter are paid for by coupons taken from the book, oneor more coupons being taken as may be required by the amount of apurchase.

The improvement consists essentially of a coupon'book comprising aseries of coupon Strips of different denominate values arranged toexpose the margin of the coupon strips on one side and having theexposed margin marked to indicate the value of the coupon which isopposite said mark, and having the coupons separated by lines ofperforations.

The improvement further consists inhaving the coupon strips of thehigher denomination wider than the coupon strips of the next lowerdenomination, thereby providing a margin to receive the character ornumeral indicating the value of the coupon.

The improvement further consists iu having a series of coupon strips ofeach denomination placed one upon the other, and having the strips ofeach denomination of the same width.

The improvement also consists in the novel features and the peculiarconstruction and combination of the parts which 'will be hereinaftermore fully described and claimed and which are shown in the annexeddrawings, in which- J Figure-1 is a top plan view of a coupon book of myinvention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of a coupon book showing the coveropen. Fig. 3

isl a'plan view of the coupon book showing the fly leaf open and havingpart of said fly leaf and cover broken away, showing the series ofcoupon strips relatively arranged, portions of said coupon strips beingbroken away to show'the coupon strips of one denomination provided inseries, and showing a cou-pon of the next higher denominate value.

In'general appearance the coupon book will represent an ordinary passbook or pocket memorandum book. On lthe cover will be printed the nameof the merchant, iirm, or person issuing the book such as Roes CouponBook. Below this will appear the following or other appropriate matterindicating the ownership of the book, the value of said book inmerchandise, and the place of business at which said book is negotiableto the extent of the value represented by the coupons contained therein.In the Apresent instance this matter is arranged substantiallyasshown inFig.V 1 and reads asiV follows: This coupon vbook is the property of Mr.and is good for $10, in merchandise at the store of John Doe when signedby him, Coshocton, Ohio, followed by the date which in the presentinstance is July 1, 1892. On the inside of the cover or otherwisesuitably displayed will be a notice requesting theownerpof-the book tomake known the loss of the same should a loss occur and a further noticestating that the coupons willnot be good if detached,and furthermorethat said book will not `be good unless signed by the proprietor, irm orperson running the business at which the book will be received andhonored.

YOn the iiy leaf or other portion of the book will be a certificatestatingthatthe book has been properly purchased and indicating the valueof the same,'the nameof the purchaser and the date. All this matter isindicated in Fig; 2 of the drawings.

The coupon strips A will be of proper size and contain the desirednumber o f coupons B which have a margin C at one end to receive acharacter or numeral corresponding with the face value of the coupon.The coupons will be separated by a line of perforations a. The totalvalue represented by each coupon strip will be placed at the bottom ofeach slip.

The coupons will contain matter indicating IOO the value of the same inmerchandise and when desired thename of the place of business at whichsaid book will be received and honored to the extent of the valuerepresented by the coupon contained in vthe book. The coupon strips willbe provided in series, each higher denominate value of the series beingarranged so as to expose the margin upon which the indicating characteror numeral is placed, thereby providing an index which will facilitatethe finding of the coupon desired. In the preferable form ofconstruction the coupon strips will be of graduated widths, the stripsof the higher denominate value being Wider than the strip of the nextlower denomination corresponding to the Width of the exposed margin uponwhich the indicating character or numeral representing the value of thecoupon is placed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

l. A coupon book in which the coupons are receivable at a given placefor an equivalent value in merchandise, composed of a series of stripsof different denominate values, bound in book form and arranged toexpose a mal'- gin of a strip corresponding to a denominate value, eachstrip being composed of a serles of coupons separated by lines ofperforations and having a character or numeral on the enposed margincorresponding with' and indicating the face value of the said coupon,substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. A coupon bcok in which the coupons are receivable at a given placefor an equivalent value in merchandise, composed of a series of stripsof different denominate values bound in book form, the said strips beingof different Widths and arranged to expose a margin at one edge andcomposed of a number of coupons separated by lines of perforations, andhaving a character or numeral on the exposed margin opposite andcorresponding with the face value of the coupon to indicate they valueof the same, and having the total value of the coupons on each stripplaced at the end thereof, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JESSE P. FORBES. Witnesses:

CHARLES B. HUNT, Jos. McDoWELL.

